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MathematicsProbabilityTotal probability/Bay's TheoremMedium2 minPYQ_2013
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Paragraph: A box contains white ball, red balls and black balls. Another box contains white balls, red balls and black balls. A third box contains white balls, red balls and black balls.
Question: If ball is drawn from each of the boxes and , the probability that all drawn balls are of the same colour is

Options:

Answer:
A
Solution:


P(W W W) + P (R R R) + P(B B B)
1 6 × 2 9 × 3 1 2 + 3 6 × 3 9 × 4 1 2 + 2 6 × 4 9 × 5 1 2 ⇒      6 + 3 6 + 4 0 6 × 9 × 1 2      ⇒     8 2 6 4 8

Stream:JEE_ADVSubject:MathematicsTopic:ProbabilitySubtopic:Total probability/Bay's Theorem
2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2013

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